I think I have memorized every gator score in the 2 national title games................lol My favorite: Billy Packer - And there he is again, the all time NCAA 3 point shooter, Lee Humphrey............... Not to mention Chris slam DUNKIN on UCLA (both years) again, and again, and again....lol
Was pretty much a rehash of the “repeat after us” episode of SEC Storied. A new quote or two though, and always good to see Billy.
I still think that team doesn't get enough respect for what they did. They beat teams of all different makeups and styles of play. Big men of Georgetown. Small guard up tempo of Villanova. Defensive juggernaut in UCLA. Cinderella of George Mason. Etc etc. They answered every challenge with very little uncertainty. Loved those years
Good to see a tribute to that 2006 Florida squad. However, I would also like to see a tribute to the 2000 Florida team's run to the Final4 & the Finals - beating overall #1 Duke & North Carolina along the way. This was also a story about a young, Billy Donovan who became the 2nd, youngest coach (?behind Bobby Knight) to take their team to the Finals of the Final4. Donovan also joined coaches like Dean Smith who had played in the Final4 as a player and had also taken one their also...that is something that other SEC fans should know as well. I believe that many Florida fans already dp know of these facts. Even though that 2000 UF team did not win it all (there was a 4-way tie for the 2000-SEC title), it was loaded with future NBA players (i.e Udonis Haslem, Matt Bonner, etc.) that had helped their respective teams win NBA titles (i.e, Miami, San Antonio, etc.) and many other talented players (4 McDonald All-Americans: Brett Nelson, Mike Miller, Teddy Dupay, Donnell Harvey). Will UF ever field a team with at least 4 Micky D's on the same squad? That was a testament to Donovan's recruiting prowess and coaching.
We were a "pick your poison" team. You couldn't take away the 3 because it would turn into a dunk fest. You couldn't take away the paint because it would turn into a 3-point party. And you couldn't just try to keep up because we would defend every spot on the floor. The next season, everyone decided the only way to play was to just foul the $h!t out of us, and that didn't work either.
I went to all of the home games and some of the NCAA tournament games. I also went to the 2 exhibition games in Canada in October of 2006 as well as going to the tournament in Las Vegas. Those days are over for me now. I have a few really good televisions.
I enjoyed every minute of it. I'm happy for that. I never took it for granted either. We'll never see anything like that team ever again.
His steal and coast to coast dunk on Paul Pierce in the NBA playoffs is an all time highlight- check it out!
Jo being able to run the fast break, as a big, could really put pressure on a team’s transition defense.
I was watching that game live when Jo's steal happened, it was an awesome moment - Bulls fans love the guy almost as much as we do.
Jo is easy to like, if he’s your guy. I remember in an interview when he referred to the Miami Heat as “ Hollywood as Hell”. I was a Heat fan, but that one cracked me up. Just Jo, being Jo.
